Tascot Carpets were pleased to be involved with the recent refurbishment of Sydney’s Queen Victoria Building (QVB) precinct.
The George Street building is a stunning heritage build completed in 1898, which is now home to many of Australia’s leading designer fashion and homewares stores as well as cafes and restaurants. The QVB has become one of Sydney’s landmarks and is a popular shopping and eatery spot for tourists and locals alike.
Tascot Carpets became involved with the refurbishment of the QVB back in 2003 when designer George Freedman (Freedman Rembel) was asked to design a new look to the building that was in keeping with the original design.
Inspiration for the new look came through the pattern from the external stonework of QVB, which transcended into the final design of the carpet. The pattern was positioned by Tascot Carpets’ planners as required and the carpet was produced on their EJ looms in Tascot Carpets’ Tasmanian factory.
Also involved in the QVB project was architect George Woolley (Ancher, Mortlock and Woolley).
The new carpet design replaced the existing carpet on levels 1 and 2 of QVB which gives the building a luxurious appearance in line with the heritage design of the building.
Tascot Carpets installed the first half of the QVB project’s carpet in November 2008, with the second half planned to be installed in the coming few months. With a project size of 2300sqm carpet being installed, the QVB was certainly a project that Tascot Carpets were proud to be involved in.